The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-05-17

exploded with terrific force. II out of
the Is men were killed. 5 bodies have
been recovered. The white man es-
capped death.
NEw York. May A race for the
, America cup viii be sailed on Sept
9th and 29th, and if there be tie it
Will be decided on Oct. 1st Commo-
dore Smith received letters from the
secretary of the York Royal Clyde
Yacht Club accepting, on behalf of
the Thistle, all the conditions named
by American committees, but asking
that the exact date of the race be fixed.
Commodore Smith replied fixing dates
as above The belief that the Thistle
has a centre board gains ground here.
OTTAWA. May 3.-Ron. G.. Menus
ker saws he learned from Sir John
Macdonald that he (Sir john was to
be raised to the peersge on the 21st
of June. He will be given seat in
the House of Lords and will retire
from Canadian politics.
NEw YORK, May 2.-Reports from
Chile regarding the cholera are very
encouraging. The number of deaths
at Santiago and Valparaiso had de
creased notably, only 6 having taken
place in both cities within p hours,
and IA new cases had appeared. Free
communication has been restored be-
tween the capital and the seaport, and
steamers now sail regularly on their
trips along the southern coast of
Chile without detention or delay, and
it is possible that within fortnight
the dreadful visitant will have disap
peared.
ELLSWORTH, May q Every entrance
to the city from Bangor is cut off by
reason of impossible bridges. There
is a great washout on the railroad at
Boggybrook. No trains or mails have
passed. The carriage roads are in the
worst condition known for years.
New YoRk, May "a second de
post of $1,000 aside in a single scull
race between Hanlan and Gaudau
was posted at the Office of the Turf,
Field and Farm. The race is to be for
$1,000 and the championship of Amer
lea, and $4,000 is now up. 1t is to be
rowed on Decoration Day. The course
is not yet fixed.
CINcINNATI, May 2-This morning
an unknown man jumped off the sus-
pension bridge with suicidal intent
and was drowned This afternoon S.
Brodie, who has jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge, made a jump from
the suspension bridge and was picked
up by yawl comparatively uninjured.
OTTAWA, May 2-The Canadian
Pacific railway is seeking an outlet at
Boston. 1t had secured control some
time ago of the Southeastern line, ex-
tending from Montreal to Newport,
Vt. That it might have not only a
connecting line with the Pacific and
Northern as well as the Boston. Con
cord and Montreal lines, it was an
open secret two months ago that an
arrangement had been arrived at be-
tween the Boston and Lowell and the
Canadian syndicate to obtain control
for term of years of the Lowell and
leased lines, and now the Boston and
Lowell IS about to be leased to the
Boston and Maine. 1t is openly stated
by railroad magnates here that it has
been done at the instance Of the Ca
madam Pacific. which is to thus obtain
silent control of the entire Maine
property. While this would afford
the Canadian Pacific an outlet for
Eastern travel. it will cut off the
Grand Trunk, as the Maine will soon
complete the lease of the control of
the Vermont, which Will thus fall into
the hands of the Canadian Pacific
syndicate.
PHILADELPHIA, May Jas. NJ Tag
gart. who for several years has been
paying teller in the Union Trust Co.'S
bank at Gil and 613 Chestnut street
in this city, has absconded, and an
examination of the books of the com
pany shows a deficit something
less than 100000. Up to a late
hour to night Pay teller Taggart
failed to show up, and the officials of
the bank have given up all hopes of
his return.
ST. Paul, May AFTER day of
summer heat this section was visited
this evening by a terrific hailstorm
which did much damage. The hail
stones ranged in size from pea to
full-grown goose-egg, some of the.
largest weighing four ounces and
measuring nine inches in circumfer-
ence. Glass was broken wherever
exposed, that in the tower of the state
capitol being riddled and in some
cases even plate glass being shattered.
A number Of small structures, chin
neys, etc, were wrecked by the wind
PORTLAND, April 30 Especial The
village of Bickleton, Klikitat county,
W. T., was destroyed by fire last
night, with the exception of few
buildings. The principal losers are
Bickle & Flower, dealers in general
merchandise, $4,000. The firm was
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